The Joint Services deployment to the Camp Street Prison continued yesterday amidst reports of inmates still roaming the facility unsupervised, while residents living nearby remained on edge.
Following reports of a possible revolt, the streets bordering the facility were blocked off and armed members of the Joint Services were present when Stabroek News visited the area yesterday. The barricades along John, Bent Street, Camp and Durban streets were in place and groups of mainly soldiers were seen. At the Bent Street side of the prison, prisoners were standing at the windows, from which personal effects, including washed sheets and towels, were hanging.
A resident, who did not want to be named, expressed shock that the prisoners were being allowed to roam free within the walls of the prison and engage
